"I really wanted to be there for them and tell them everything was going to be OK," Danisewicz said.

A female war veteran, who lost her leg in Iraq, invited her to Boston to visit people injured in the bombing.

"I was blown away how well they were doing, given it was 10 days after they lost their limbs," Danisewicz said.

An anxious mom in a hallway was moved to tears.

"She saw me come in in my skirt, my heels. She realized her daughter could be whole again, and that, yeah, that was a wonderful moment. Yeah, it was very powerful," Danisewicz said.

With that, the streets of Boston were calling Danisewicz. She said she needed to run.

"For the most part, I forget I'm an amputee. This is a part of me. (I) don't think of it when I am running down the street (that) this is kind of out of the ordinary," Danisewicz said.

But in Boston that day, it was extraordinary and not only for Danisewicz.

"The way that they smiled. A guy gave me a fist pump and said, 'You go girl,'" Danisewicz said. "It really came full circle for me. I am who I am. People who inspired me made me realize no matter what challenge, it will be OK," Danisewicz said.

Danisewicz graduates from Northwestern University next month with a degree in psychology.

She has a job -- thanks in part to her eagerness to counsel others. She is taking a leadership position with that camp in Lake Geneva that led to what she calls a no-brainer and a full life.